Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 11406, Samuel Goldthwait, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Goldthwait, Samuel
B.L.Wt. 11406
Thankful W.
CONTENTS

68.962 Adm 2/55
PP 4/55
Thankful W. Goddard Mist of Samuel Goddard priv
Cape Penuk
Col Penuk Lee Defense
Rev. Almany Wan Mist Brooks
NOTES No Papers
Berington
Ad. 16 Dec Dec 5/55
Deeds
pa mr
Albina Hall Croydon N.H.
Rev. A. Hall Oct 17/55
Vol. 8. 93.

68.968 Brownley Land Act of March 3 rd 1855 Mrs. Thankful W. Goldthwait Widow of Samuel Goldthwait War of the Revolution
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Albina Wells claim Agnes Grayson New Hampshire

Application for Bounty Land A Widows Claim. War of the Revolution
State of New Hampshire County of Sullivan
On this thirtieth day of March A.D. One thousand Eight Hundred and fifty five. Personally appeared before me Abijah Powers a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and state aforesaid Thankful W Goldthwait aged Forty Seven years a resident of Grantham in the state of New Hampshire who being duly sworn according to law declares that she is the widow of Samuel Goldthwait of who was a private in the Company Commanded by Captain Burbank in the Regiment of Militia Commanded by Col Voluntaried in the war of the Revolution. That he enlisted at Sutton in the state of Massachusetts on or about the first day of January A.D. 1778 for the term of three Months and was honourably discharged at South Kingstown on or about the first day of April A.D. 1778. She further states she was married to the said Samuel Goldthwait on the third day of May A.D. 1846 by one Daniel R. Hall a Magistrate and that her name before her marriage was Thankful W. Walker and that her husband died at Newport in the state of New Hampshire on the tenth first day of July A.D. 1853 and she is now a widow
And she makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the Bounty Land to which she may be entitled under the act of March 3 rd 1855 granting Bounty Land to certain Officers and Soldiers who had been engaged in the Military Service of the United States. She further declares she has not applied for or received bounty land under any act of Congress. Thankful W Goldthwait
Sworn to and subscribed before me this thirtieth day of March A.D. 1855 and I certify that the said

Sworn to and subscribed before me this thirtieth day of March A.D. 1855 and I certify that the said Thankful W. Goldthwait who executed & signed the above declaration and is now present to be the identical woman she represents herself to be and of the age above stated and that I have no interest in said claim
Abijah Powers Justice of the Peace
State of New Hampshire County of Sullivan
Personally appeared Elias Powers and Joab Walker Citizens of the County and State aforesaid who being duly sworn depose and say that they are personally acquainted with Thankful W. Goldthwait of Grantham N.H. and that she is the person now present who signs and executes the within declaration
Elias Powers Joab Walker
Sworn to and subscribed before me this thirtieth day of March A.D. 1855 and I certify that the said Elias Powers and Joab Walker are credible and respectable citizens
Abijah Powers Justice of the Peace
Co. 8. 968
I Jonathan Wakefield of Newport, County of Sullivan, State of New Hampshire, do hereby certify and say, in or about the first day of February, Seventeen hundred and Seventy-eight, Samuel Goldthwait late of Newport, then of Sullivan, State of Massachusetts, was with myself, volunteered and served under Capt. Buttrick, in the Militia for the term of three months, stationed at Providence Rhode Island, and discharged honorably at south Kingston. His
Witnesses Jonathan Wakefield Howard S. Wakefield Mark John Thrasher
State of New Hampshire County of Sullivan ss. Sworn to and subscribed before me this thirtieth day of March A.D. 1855

State of New Hampshire County of Sullivan ss Groton March 30 th A.D. 1855 Sworn to and subscribed before me Abijah Powers a justice of the Peace within and for the County of Sullivan State of New Hampshire on this thirtieth day of March and I certify that the said Jonathan Wakefield is a person of truth and veracity
Abijah Powers Justice of the Peace
I Nathan Hall of Groton Town clerk of said Groton hereby certify that I find recorded in the record Book of said town the marriage of Mr Samuel Goldthwait of Newport and Mrs Thankful W Walker of this town were joined in marriage by me in Groton May 3 rd 1846
Daniel R Hall Justice of the Peace
Attest D R Hall T Clerk,
A true copy of the Record Attest
Nathan Hall Town Clerk
State of New Hampshire County of Sullivan ss On this second day of April A.D. One thousand Eight hundred and fifty five personally appeared Nathan Hall who being duly sworn before me, depose and says that the forgoing Certificate of the records of the marriage of the said Samuel Goldthwait and Thankful W Walker by him subscribed is true and I hereby certify that the said Nathan Hall is a Respectable and Credible Citizen
Abijah Powers Justice of the Peace
I Zimri Goldthwait of Newport in the County of Sullivan in the State of New Hampshire aged

I Zina Goldthwait, of Newport in the County of Sullivan in the State of New Hampshire, aged Sixty Seven, depose and say, that Samuel Goldthwait my father died at my house in said Newport, July 21. A. D. 1853, aged ninety three years
Zina Goldthwait
I Alvira W. Goldthwait, of Newport in the County of Sullivan in the State of New Hampshire, of lawful age, depose and say, that Samuel Goldthwait my grandfather died at the house of my father in said Newport, July 21. A. D. 1853, aged ninety three years
Alvira W. Goldthwait
State of New Hampshire County of Sullivan
On this fourth day of April A.D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty five, personally appeared the above named Zina Goldthwait and Alvira W. Goldthwait before me, who being duly sworn according to law depose and say that the foregoing affidavits by them subscribed is true and I hereby certify that the said Zina Goldthwait and Alvira W. Goldthwait are Credible Citizens
Abijah Powers Justice of the Peace
Croydon April 7 th 1855
I Pliny Hall of Croydon State of New Hampshire aged thirty seven years, am well acquainted with the Wid. Thankful W. Goldthwait of Grantham in said State and know that she is the Widow of the late Samuel

Croydon April 7 th 1855
I Pliny Hall of Croydon State of New Hampshire aged thirty seven years am well acquainted with the Wid. Thankful W. Goldthwaite of Gremham in said State and know that she is the Widow of the late Samuel Goldthwaite of Newport deceased who was the Father of Zina Goldthwaite of said Newport
Pliny Hall
State of New Hampshire } County of Sullivan } ss
On this Seventh day of April A.D. One thousand Eight hundred and fifty five Personally appeared the above named Pliny Hall before me who being duly sworn according to law depose and says that the forgoing affidavit by him subscribed is true and I certify that the said affiant is a man of truth and veracity and that I know his deposition to be true
Ebenezer Dows, Justice of the Peace

State of Massachusetts Sullivan County ss.
J. M. Gillicade Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for said County, do hereby certify that Abijah Poirier, before whom the within instrument was Subscribed and sworn to, and who the seal has subscribed his name was at the date thereof an Acting Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly commissioned & sworn and that his signatures hereunto are genuine Given under my hand and the seal of the Court the 12 th day of April 1855
J. M. Gillicade Clerk

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Thankful M. Goldsmith
Additional Evidence Declaration No 68,968
Official Business
free
Prophet Hill
Nov 20th 1858
David Samuel Jones
Minist Commission
Bayton
of Devon
Washington City, D.C.

Secretary of the Interior
Cheyenne D. H.
April 7 th 1882
Please direct the Certificate or Warrant when allowed on the Claims of Thankful W. Goldthwaite & Polly Wakefield to Elias Powers
Cheyenne D. H.
Albinia Roace
Claim Agent for Mrs. Thankful W. Goldthwaite

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Albina Hale

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Secretary's Office, Boston, November 24 th 1855.
I Hereby Certify , That from an examination of the Books and Documents relating to Military Services in the War of the Revolution, which remain in this Department, it appears that the name of Samuel Goldthwait is borne on pay roll of Capt. Marshall Baker's (comp. Col. Nathan Tyler's Regt. from July 26. 1780, 15 days), hand included.
Also on pay roll of Capt. March Chase's (comp. Col. Jonathan Holman's Regt. from Sept. 26. 1777 30 days, as private), Roll dated Nutton, April 14. 1778.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the date above written.
E. M. Wingate Secretary of the Commonwealth.

Application for certificate of Revolutionary Services Made by the Widow of the Party who rendered the service
State of New Hampshire
County of Sullivan Town of Grantham Grafton
The Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is hereby requested to furnish evidence from the Rolls in his Office of the service of Samuel Goldthwait in the War of the Revolution.
He was a native of the Town of Sutton in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts.
He enlisted from the town of Sutton in the County of Worcester and State of Massachusetts as a private in Capt. Burbanks Company about the last of June A. D. 1778. And served more than three months. He was at the retreat of the Army from Long Island and served as a private in the said army.

I am now forty seven years old and my memory does not enable me to state the services more fully than above stated
Witness my hand this Twentieth day of November A.D. 1855.
Thankful W m Goldthwait Signed by said Thankful W. Goldthwait in my presence This 20 th day November A.D. 1855 Nathan Hall Justice of the Peace